Odds Api vs SportAPI
A side-by-side look at the Odds Api and SportAPI MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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SportAPISports · Local subprocess (stdio)Live and Prematch sports odds, scores and statistics from SportAPI. Demo data without a key.52GoodAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Odds Api for sports work as a local process; choose SportAPI for sports as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Odds Api when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
PLATFORM_ODDS_API_KEY.
SChoose SportAPI when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Sports domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SPORTAPI_KEY, SPORTAPI_BASE_URL, SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE. - You want tools like
list_sports, get_menu, list_countries.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | S SportAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Sports | Sports |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | PLATFORM_ODDS_API_KEY | SPORTAPI_KEYSPORTAPI_BASE_URLSPORTAPI_LANGUAGE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 11 |
| Full listing | View Odds Api | View SportAPI |
Tools & capabilities
Odds Api tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
SportAPI tools 11
list_sports[`sports`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/sports.html)get_menu[`menu`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/menu.html)list_countries[`countries`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/countries.html)list_tournaments[`tournaments`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/tournaments.html)list_live_matches[`events`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events.html)list_prematch_matches[`events`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events.html), [calendar](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/events-by-period.html)get_match[`event`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/event.html)search_matches[`search`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/search.html)top_matches[`topmatches`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/topmatches.html), [`toplist`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/toplist.html)top_championships[`topchampionships`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/topchampionships.html)account_status[`account`](https://sportapi.net/docs/sport-line/api-reference/optional-methods/account.html)
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Odds Api
{
"mcpServers": {
"odds-api-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-odds-api"
],
"env": {
"PLATFORM_ODDS_API_KEY": "YOUR_PLATFORM_ODDS_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
SportAPI
{
"mcpServers": {
"sportapi": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"sportapi-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SPORTAPI_KEY": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_KEY_HERE",
"SPORTAPI_BASE_URL": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_BASE_URL_HERE",
"SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE": "YOUR_SPORTAPI_LANGUAGE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Odds Api is categorized under Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. SportAPI belongs to Sports and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Odds Api for sports work and SportAPI for sports.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Odds Api has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. SportAPI has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add odds-api-2 and sportapi as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Odds Api has a quality signal of 43/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. SportAPI has 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.